afghan

«afghan» in Mova's school dictionary: a person from Afghanistan, a country in Central and South… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an Afghan, Afghans; an afghan, afghans); adjective (Afghan)

meaning for a pupil

1) An Afghan is a person from Afghanistan, a country in Central and South Asia; Afghan means from or to do with Afghanistan. tree →

2) An Afghan hound is a tall dog with long, silky hair. tree →

3) (US, Canada) An afghan is a knitted or crocheted blanket, often colourful. tree →

4) (UK, older use) An Afghan coat is a sheepskin coat with the woolly side inside. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography it names the people of Afghanistan and things from there (Afghan food, Afghan rugs). In everyday North American homes an afghan is a blanket Grandma knitted. Capital A for the people and the dog; small a for the blanket.

examples

• Our new classmate is Afghan and speaks Dari and English. tree →
• Afghan food includes rice dishes and flatbread. tree →
• The Afghan hound has long, flowing hair. tree →
• Grandma crocheted a bright afghan for my bed. tree →
• Afghan rugs are famous for their red patterns. tree →
• We wrapped up in an afghan to watch the film. tree →

note

People from Afghanistan: «Afghans» (or «Afghan people»); the money of Afghanistan is the «afghani», a different word. Capital letter for people and the country's things. «An» before Afghan.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «afghan» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.